After owning sevaral Audi and BMW's I have just picked up my new S60 and after 2 weeks of ownership this is by far the best car I have owned and far better looking than its rivals. Also if you want more boot space buy a V60. The range topping T8 is awesome 0 - 60in 4.2 seconds. This reviewer is talking bollocks go on carwow and there review says it's the most comfy car in its class and I find mine more comfy than any previous car I have owned.
@@stephenfalkner4213 False! The Audi A4 does it in 5.6 seconds, the BMW 3-series in 5.8 seconds and the Mercedes C-Class in 5.9 seconds. All have around the same power output as the Volvo. The S60 is embarassingly slow.
@@martinh4509 Volvo need to work on their engines. When tested in magazines, they are almost always slowest And uses the most fuel compared to the competition.
@@martinh4509 it's not embarrassingly slow, I've got an old BMW which hits 60 in 8 seconds - and at no point did I think it's a slow car. 6.9 is really pulling in the real world.
@@martinh4509 But the point is we're comparing the base engines here not the top ones from the German brands against the T5 from Volvo. The base model petrols from Audi, BMW as Merc are all slower than 6.9 seconds. For now the T5 is the base S60.
You are supposed to be an expert ????? Volvo introduced the ticket holder on the windscreen way back in the 80s, my 2005 V70 has it !! Christ, you are supposed to be educating us !! Skoda indeed.
He's a German car fan boy cant you tell ? A very poor reviewer , not knowledgeable and nowhere near as good as what car reviewers from the last 10 years .
Not reliable????? dude just quit doing reviews! Volvos are famous for their reliability and safety, they were not that pretty, but they were a tank with bullet proof engines...
Reliability has taken quite a dive in the new models coming out since they were bought by Geely. They were very reliable cars before that. I have had two and remain a big fan. I'm in the process of getting another one actually. But I wouldn't buy one of the new ones, even as nice as they are.
@@lachlancook6718 Very true, but that is not just with Volvo, every car brand had reliability dive lately! I never seen Volvo on such high demand as I see now.... Saying that I own a 1999 Volvo S80 T5, and I am very proud of it, its not as pretty as the new models but it keeps eating miles.
That is just legacy, like the saying that mercedes and land rover will break down every day. Volvos are less reliable today because of the high strung engines and mercedes and landrover have solved many reliability issues
That is the problem with people new to these new volvo cars. They complain of the touchscreen. Complaining of menus after menus. I have the new XC60 for just over a year now, and the times I go through the menus is so minimal. Once you set all settings, thats it. The things you mostly change is the temp, stereo and nav. All these can be accessed easily with just 1 touch. Or you can use voice command.
Very unfair review! Look at the design, interior quality, tech & safety record - Volvo is your life saver !!!! Volvo S60 is a dream car and I'm going to buy one for sure!
I have a problem, not a Audi fanboy but an normal Audi driver. I tested my neighbour's Golf 7 and I felt dissapointed... WHY??? The golf felt the same as my audi... Audi doesn't have personality anymore?
@@alexgrazie93 Audi never had any personality. None of the German cars have especially from the VAG group. All copy and paste clones of each other. That's why I'll never own a German car
@@alexgrazie93 Well I am not surprised, when you consider they share 75% of VW mechanical parts etc, as do Skoda, and Seat, they also share the same parts bin ! all these companies do is tinker around with the looks hoping intelligent buyers won't know they are all closely related ! but real Audi die-hard fans hate this being brought up and flatly refuse to believe it, which amuses me no end.. just love to WIND them up about it !! They hate being connected to the Skoda brand lol.
I’ve owned 3 Volvos in my 50 years of driving, including six years in an S60. The reliability myth is just that. A 240 estate remains the only vehicle to strand me due to breakdown. Current drive is a BMW 330i which I’m confident would beat the S60 for all round “driveability” cos that is just notVolvos bag.
@@derekwhyle1884 i has 520i and 525i -piece off crap,lots off problems engine overheat -nearly common bmw thing,plus seats far from volvo comfort and ergonomic
@@pgivno4241 I've had 3x 3 series now, 320i, 330d and now G20 330i. I did 100k miles in them all without a single warranty repair, just maintenance. Maybe luck isn't on your side.
Had a Volvo S60 2003, S80t6 2001 and BMW 735li E38.. the best handling car at 200km/hr for me was S60. Had a crash at 140km/hr my car Volvo S80 rolled over came out scratchless... My choice would be a Volvo 10/10 times
Since you were confused what's the rear seat middle storage that can't even fit a phone. That's actually not designed for storage because the models in Canada has a touch screen for that spot and it's for temperature and heated rear seats functions.
Was this car in "Dynamic mode" permanently ? you can change the comfort settings !! not a good tester, then you have the nerve to say it is not such a good performer as the equivalent size engine BMW, which isn't wrong per-cay, but the same engines are used to give the same power output as the smaller engine BMW 3 series !! it's called having a biased angle !! not lying, just don't tell the whole truth, and to give the impression somehow it is inferior to a BMW 3, and value for money ? how much standard kit does the BMW get compared to the Volvo !! yes don't mention these things, maybe, just maybe no one will notice !! YEAH RIGHT.
Well if you compare the car to the BMW g20 330i which is the equivalent engine, and spec it the same level, the volvo is only very slightly cheaper, yet the BMW does 0-60 in about 5.5s and better economy. Resale value is also much higher with BMW. So all in all, volvo is seriously under performing.
The Volvo is heavier, more lethargic, and slower than similarly priced and specified cars from the German competition. A loaded S60 T6 R-Design is about USD 60k at MSRP; that's the kind of money that buys you an Audi S4, not that you'd need to buy anything more than an A4 to get a lighter car with more tangible pep and equivalent perceived quality. And the Polestar Engineered? Priced like a loaded S4 or M340i, but can't hang with them at all. Save your coin, get a normal T8 and throw the Polestar Optimization tune if you really want the hybrid capabilities.
I have this car, absolutely love it. But i guess i would say that. I find you get so much more tech and spec than an equivelant Merc, BMW, or Audi. I have the Harmon Kardon stereo which is fantastic, pilot assist, adaptive cruise control, a really good voice control system (way better than my A4), seats also waaaay more comfortable than the A4, although that was a mid spec and the seats were the worst i have ever sat in, no exaggeration! The fact it is not Diesel, also makes it alot quieter than the alternatives i was considering in the C220D and 320D and 35TDI.
I've yet to have lost a street race no matter what faster car I've challenged. Balls have to come with it if you want to win... LOL... My 2015 S60 AWD Polstar... a total sleeper... 0-60 in 4.3 with superior tactical skills makes you unbeatable!
Test the insufficiently equipped Volvo and praise the 3 Series repeatedly so people may think it is much better. That is what this review is all about.
femresoylu this is the R-Design with high specs, keyless entry, electric seats, powered boot, 19” wheels. What specs are u looking at “insufficiently equipped”.
@@jdfd4906 He criticises it because of its being not comfortable and practical enough due to its having sport suspension and unfoldable rear seats. He only mentions that foldable seats are optional. The car offers adaptive suspension and foldable rear seats as options. After all, if you drive the R-Design version, it is not logical to say that it is not comfortable enough. Also, tested car has no power liftgate as I remember, but I may be wrong about it.
I just imagine this guy being super critical and condescending about mundane every day stuff. Like the quality of his morning toast. “It paired fairly well with eggs. But not as well as an artisan bagel in this class would. Which would be fine IF the toast was warm. Which it isn’t.”
I don't agree that all Volvos look the same. The s90 has a different side profile. The v90 has a different rake to the back than does the v60. The xc40 looks quite different from the xc60 and the xc90 isn't just a bigger version of the xc60. And if you want more speed and less firmness for the ride, don't get the R, get smaller wheels. And if you want more speed, get the faster engines.
The handling on the S60 is the best in class and it is a pleasure to drive. There is nothing ordinary about this sedan. the seats are the most comfortable in the market and excels in the safety department.
I had a go in one recently. Really liked it . It didn't feel too firm even on those wheels. I don't know about sweet handling cars, if I wanted that I would have bought Megane RS for less. For cruising down motorway it certainly good enough. And the most important thing, it is a Volvo and not something from Germany, so in 5 years not everyone and their dog will have one.
Take it he is getting commission from BMW as fed up of hearing '3 series 3series' 3series' Poor, lazy review and no way I'd subscribe to What Car (3 series it seems) channel.
@38MBH point taken, the guy’s a numpty, but 3 series is the bench mark. If you doubt that, drive both. Chinese ownership is trying to promote Volvo to a market segment to which they don’t belong.
The infotainment system has market leading voice recognition. It annoys me that no one mentions this. It’s voice control that works. You can change air temp, set nav etc. In fact the voice control can do most things.
I'd rather they just give me a damn button or a dial that I can flick faster than it takes me to speak a phrase and the computer to respond to said phrase. Just because it's new and high-tech does not mean it is better. The Germans are still giving me buttons. So are the Japanese, and even the Americans.
🌟People have a right to know that Volvo is Chinese 🇨🇳 and not Swedish , it was so many years ago but no more. 100% owned by a Chinese motor company called Geely but NO ONE is talking about it. Imagine BMW owns by Ford, wouldn’t everyone talk about it? Same thing here!
volvo has been left by geeley to do its own thing just like they always have , that was part of the deal . They are raking in healthy profits now and building more factories as well as the new london taxis !
I think that this is another great What Car review, being indepth, unbiased, positive and objective. Kindly note that my 2012 Volvo S60 R Design 2nd generation has the same plastic ticket holder on it's front windscreen. Is it therefore likely or known for certain that Volvo did in fact fit this facility on their cars before the Skoda ones which you mentioned? Surely for the entry models and above with this size, weight and automatic transmission to have 250bhp and a nought to 60mph acceleration time of less than 7 seconds, is no mean feat by any standards? Especially as the S60's derivatives other than the R Design with this same engine will be even more levelled at comfort too.
Arjen Kroos i never said it drives bad. It’s just that BMW is so boring inside and out, and there’s so many on the road so don’t really want a car that everyone else has got, but yes it drives nice. Nothing wrong with a corolla. But my daily driver is a Mercedes CLS63AMG if you must know.
@@Ryan-jr2cv the reason why you think it's sheep is because the 3 is class leading and refined over 48 years. I'm sorry I bet you haven't even sat inside a 3 before. No chance Chinese Volvo will ever outdrive a 3
Villainous foreigner : Well, you visit here and see for yourself instead of blindly believing what’s been fallaciously shown on the TV. Certainly there are few bad roads and hence most auto manufacturer increase the ground clearance of the same product sold elsewhere in the world. But the thing also is that India is an uber premium market for the automotive industry and hence almost every auto company bring their top spec version to India instead of confusing customers with various permutation and combination in engines and trim levels as in other markets. And that’s why it’s about time Volvo should have brought S60 to India by now. But before that, they really have to get reliable service network as well which is absolutely dud in India. And consumers here are pretty sensitive about and conscious of after sales service support as well.
I too have have the holder in my 2001 S60 T5 for hospital parking meter tickets. Here in Poland the S60 will beat the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercs from a Standing Start!
@@alanOHALAN Same platform, engine, and transmission on all models. I'm not actually sure why they bother with the twin-charging arrangement on the T6, though; the competition seems to be getting better performance from similar displacement engines using a single turbo. Lighter, less complex, faster.
If you're gonna compare costs with the 3 series then maybe you should also take the cost of services and parts into the equation. suddenly, the BMW is a lot less wallet-friendly.
here in Brisbane Australia, parking is all digitalised, no need to display your parking ticket... seems odd volvo would bother in this technological age
The little clip on the windshield has been used by volvo much longer than skoda. Last real Volvo's were built before ford bought them. And any that are actually worth buying are pre 2007 model cars. I would like to see the condition of the car as a whole after 250k miles. My 05 is still looking good. The paintwork on those cars is above all others. Reliability wise - the old ones are far better.
Oh, does Doug drive a 3 series by any chance?, or do BMW bankroll what car? So biased towards the German default options, and not even a mention to other contenders like the jaguar XE? I believe “ 3 series” was mentioned more times than the car being reviewed , and the Volvo 0-60 in 6.9 sec, BMW (new) 320i 7.1 to sixty! Who’s embarrassed now?
bmw 3 2020 already looks too old and fuking boring to look at it whats the difference between 2014 and 2020 bmw 3 nothing so this car is better look 10 times better than bmw 3
Livesinthe Shadowsofthenight yeah but youre not supposed to do that either way, safety you know. It’s worth to mention that Volvo has voice command that will change settings for you
Saab had the ticket clip in the 9-5 when it was introduced in 1998... that’s 21 years ago. Maybe before this presenter was born or went to school so I’m not surprised he didn’t know.
I don't bother about some BMW or WMB series 3 or 100, I don't want to be added to family of stupid, aggressive drivers who makes BMW nasty reputation. I will rather drive Volvo and enjoy peaceful perception from other drivers. By the way Volvo build quality is the best, safety the best, comfort for driver best. Saying that Skoda Superb got more space, yes but got more space than BMW 3 too (if you are so obsessive about BMW). Volvo driver is someone who doesn't need to prove anything neither to itself or the others, something like Mazda drivers. If you are happy, balanced you are winner anytime no matter how many BMW lack of IQ drivers will pass you.
Of course not , Volvo have been world leaders in safety since the year dot. the rest are catching up but not through choice but because the law demands it .
